LITCHFIELD — The principal of Litchfield High School arrested for drunken driving Jan. 4 declined a Breathalyzer test that would have given police a chemical analysis of the amount of alcohol they suspected was in her system.

Kristen Della Volpe, 44, of Seymour was arrested while she was in line for the drive-through window of Burger King at 451 East Main St. in Torrington at around midnight. She had exited Route 8 where her Nissan Altima had been spotted operating erratically, Lt. Bruce Whiteley said. It matched a report of erratic operation.

In a report that accompanies her arrest file, an officer documented Della Volpe's failure to perform field sobriety tests. Typically, these tests include a one leg stand, walk and turn and the horizontal gaze nystagmus, and accompany an officer's observations.

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